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Penobscot Bay PressCommunity Information Services Supplement to The Weekly Packet June 9, 2011

GEORGE STEVENS ACADEMY

BLUE HILL HARBOR SCHOOL

Class of 2011

Inside:George Stevens Academy graduates 81, pages 2-12

Blue Hill Harbor School graduates 4, page 12

Penobscot Bay Press file photo

GEORGE STEVENS ACADEMY 2011 GRADUATES 3

Neely A. AdamsDaughter of Jane Adams, Blue Hill. Plans: Eastern MaineCommunity College, liberal studies program. Activities:Soccer, 1 yr., math team, 2 yrs. Quotable goals: To deter-mine which medical program I want to study in.

Anne C. AmesDaughter of Robin Alden and Ted Ames, Stonington.Plans: Smith College. Actvities: jazz band, 4 yrs.; varsitycombo, 3 yrs.; track and field, 2 yrs. Other roles: Nation-al Honor Society. Other activities: Projectionist at OperaHouse, Stonington. Notable achievements: All-State JazzBand, Berklee Jazz Festival, 3rd place. Quotable goal: Tobe determined.

Benjamin O. AverySon of Richard and Cindy Avery, Blue Hill. Plans: AmericanUniversity. Activities: Swim team, 3 yrs.; soccer, 2 yrs; out-door track, 3 yrs.; cross country, 1 yr.; student ambassador.Other roles: AFS Brazil year program 09-10. Other activities:YMCA Dolphins swim steam, 4 yrs.; AFS volunteer; YMCAlifeguard. Notable achievements: All-America Academicswim award, qualified for and participated in YMCA NewEngland swimming championships. Quotable goal: Studyinternational relations or environmental science.

Abigail K. BowdenDaughter of Basil and Kristen Bowden, Sedgwick. Plans:University of Southern Maine, honors college. Activities:track, 2 yrs.; model UN, 3 yrs.; math team, 4 yrs.; mocktrial, 1 yr.; Planet Pan, 1 yr.; student ambassador, 2 yrs.Other roles: Student Council, 3 yrs.; National Honor Soci-ety, 2 yrs. Other activities: 4-H shooting sports, 6 yrs.Notable achievements: Seven Sisters Book Award, APScholar, National Merit Recognized Scholar, Varsitytrack letter.

Courtney Lynne BowdenDaughter of Donald and Lisa Bowden, Blue Hill. Plans:University of Maine, Orono, computer animation, art edu-cation. Activities: Dance, 1/2 yr.; steel band, 1/2 yr.Notable achievements: Blue Hill Fair blue ribbons, hiredto animate selectmen. Quotable goal: To be a great com-puter animator.

Dylan P. BowdenSon of Peter and Lisa Bowden, Orland. Plans: School forwelding and fabrication. Other activities: Weight lifting.Quotable goals: Open my own custom car shop.

Kalle A. BaileySon of Alison Bramham and Steve Bailey, Brooksville.Plans: Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y.Activities: Varsity track indoor/outdoor, 3 yrs.; JV soccer,1 yr.; varsity cross country, 2 yrs. Other roles: Studentambassador. Other activities: track program while abroadin Austria. Notable achievements: Studied abroad in Aus-tria for junior year. Quotable goal: Pursue a career in film.

David P. BertrandSon of Paul and Elaine Bertrand, Castine. Plans: Onlinecollege classes at UMaine Fort Kent. Activities: Varsitygolf, 3 yrs. Quotable goal: Start a solid career path.

Mariah S. BlodgettDaughter of Lewis and Tammy Blodgett, Brooklin. Plans:University of Maine. Activities: Basketball, 4 yrs.; track,1 yr.; 3 plays; softball, 2 yrs. Other activities: Haystack, 3yrs. Quotable achievements: Honor roll, 4 yrs. Quotablegoal: I plan to be a graphic designer and I hope to own myown business someday.

4 GEORGE STEVENS ACADEMY 2011 GRADUATES

Joshua D. BowdenSon of David Bowden, Surry and Denise Bowden, Lewis-ton. Plans: University of Maine. Activities: Cross country,4 yrs.; indoor track, 1 yr.; wrestling, 2 yrs.; baeball, 4 yrs.Notable achievements: Honor roll several times.

Alexandra J. BrannDaughter of Stefan and Diane Brann, Orland. Plans: Hus-son University, occupational therapy. Activities: Varsitybasketball, 3 yrs., tri-captain senior yr.; JV basketball, 1yr. Other activities: Little League and basketball coach(volunteer).

Xiaojun ChenSon of Zhensheng Chen and Shaujuan Chen, Guangzhon,China. Plans: University of Washington. Activities: Mathteam, 1 yr.; basketball, 1 yr.; tennis, 2 yrs. Other roles:National Honor Society. Other activities: Volunteered inPMAL. Quotable goals: Successfully graduate from col-lage and get some experience in the business field.

Anna Mary ClappDaughter of Rob and Patty Clapp, Blue Hill. Plans: Unit-ed States Air Force Academy. Activities: Basketball, 4yrs.; softball, 4 yrs.; soccer, 4 yrs. Other roles: NationalHonor Society. Other activities: Violin student of HeidiPowell. Notable achievements: All-State Orchestra, 4 yrs.

Paige Colwell-FrostDaughter of Nancy Colwell and Clifton “Tiff” Frost,Surry. Plans: Southern Maine CommunityCollege/UMaine. Activities: Basketball, 4 yrs.; crosscountry, 1 yr.; outing club, 4 yrs.; tennis, 4 yrs.; schoolnewspaper, 1 yr. Other roles: Student ambassador.Notable achievements: Poetry Out Loud National Recita-tion Contest. Quotable goals: Egyptologist PhD.

Harvard S. BridgesSon of Lennard and Sally Bridges, Penobscot. Plans:Western New England College, pharmacy. Activities:Basketball, 4 yrs.; soccer, 4 yrs.; track, 4 yrs.; band, 1 yr.;theatre, 2 yrs.; National Honor Society. Other activities:Small Change Theatre. Notable achievements: WABITV5 play of the week. Quotable goals: To pursue a careerin pharmaceutical industry.

Caleb J. ButlerSon of James and Elizabeth Butler, Blue Hill. Plans: Col-lege at UMaine Fort Kent or EMCC, computers. Quotablegoals: To be a computer programmer.

Mindy L. CarterDaughter of Stephen Higgins and Debroah Carter, BlueHill. Plans: University of Maine, nursing. Activities: Var-sity softball, 3 yrs.; cross country, 2 yrs.; communityaction club, civil rights club. Other roles: Student Council,treasurer; National Honor Society. Other activities: locallibrary volunteer.


Martin P. ConteSon of Daniel and Dorothy Conte, Orland. Plans: Colgate Uni-versity, Benton Scholars Program. Activities: Pan Steelband;jazz combo; drama; Peninsula Metamorphic Theatre; PoetryOut Loud. Other roles: National Honor Society, literary journaleditor, peer tutor, NEASC self-study student rep. Notableachievements: Two letters of commendation and 1st and 4thstate drama festivals for original play; two MVP awards forJazz Festival. Quotable goals: Live the life I am given, help oth-ers discover how to find their path, exist at my fullest potential.

Keeli A. CousinsDaughter of Barbara and Matthew Cousins, Blue Hill.Plans: Husson University, business with focus on account-ing. Quotable goals: To open my own business.

Thomas Galen Shope CroweSon of Thomas and Nancy Crowe, Blue Hill. Plans: Col-orado College. Activities: Varsity baseball; varsity bas-ketball; jazz combo; band; math team. Other roles: Stu-dent Council, president; National Honor Society; band,co-vice president, band. Other activities: AmericanLegion Baseball team (the Acadians); Haystack Mentor-ship Porgram. Notable achievements: PVC all academicteam (sr. yr.); most outstanding junior musician (jr. yr.).Quotable goals: To make a positive impact on the world.

Nicholas Blaine DoolittleSon of David and Vicki Doolittle, Blue Hill. Plans: Uni-versity of Virginia, engineering. Activities: Basketball;soccer; jazz combo; band; baseball; track. Other roles:National Honor Society, vice president. Other activities:Church youth group; AAU basketball. Notable achieve-ments: Maine McDonald’s All-state Academic Team;PVC senior All-star basketball team; PVC All-Academicteam; Dartmouth Book Award; PVC Scholar-Athleteaward. Quotable goal: Become an engineer.

Jesse Liam DowSon of Barbara and Eric Dow, Brooklin. Plans: Collegefor criminal justice. Activities: Baseball, 4 yrs.; basket-ball, 3 yrs.; golf, 2 yrs.

Elizabeth A. DoyenDaughter of Donna and Phil Doyen, Surry. Plans: MaineMaritime Academy. Activities: Sailing, 3 yrs.; cross coun-try, 2 yrs.; track, 1 yr.; chess team, 4 yrs.; math team, 4yrs.; student ambassador, 3 yrs. Other roles: NationalHonor Society. Other activities: Sea Cadets, 5 yrs.Notable achievements: Petty Officer 2nd Class in SeaCadets.

Ariel DaukDaughter of Peter and Tiffany Dauk, Sedgwick. Plans:Richmond, the American International University, Lon-don. Activities: Jazz combo, 4 yrs.; track and field, 3 yrs.Other roles: National Honor Society. Notable achieve-ments: Daughters of the American Revolution, AmericanHistory Book Award.

Stephanie E. DavisDaughter of H. Blaine and Debbie Davis, Blue Hill. Plans:Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Ga., aerospace engineering. Activities:Varsity softball; j.v. soccer; varsity cross country; civil rightsteam. Other roles: National Honor Society. Notable achieve-ments: Society of Women Engineers Award; PVC scholar ath-lete; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Medal Award; 2010 soft-ball Eastern Maine champions. Quotable goals: I hope to workfor NASA or the military as an aerospace engineer, helpingdesign and build space/aircraft.

Hannah Elizabeth DietzDaughter of Victoria Dietz, Blue Hill. Plans: SimmonsCollege. Activities: Soccer, 3 yrs.; track, 2 yrs.; jazzcombo, 1 yr.; equestrian team.


Katherine I. DoyenDaughter of Donna and Philip Doyen, Surry. Plans: Uni-versity of Maine, marine science. Activities: Sailing, 4yrs.; model UN, 3 yrs.; chess, 3 yrs.; math team, 3 yrs.;school drama, 4 yrs. Other roles: National Honor Society,secretary. Other activities: Raising a puppy for GuidingEyes for the blind; community awareness theater. Notableachievements: AP Scholar, Middlebury Book Award.Quotable goal: To be a dentist.

Jeffrey M. Durand Jr.Son of Vicki Smith, Surry. Plans: Traveling for sixmonths tropical and six months Europe. Activities: Soc-cer, 3 yrs.; basketball, 2 yrs.; wrestling, 1 yr.; track, 2 yrs.Quotable goal: Open a restaurant on the water..

Joshua K. GaleSon of Raymond and Nancy Gale, Sedgwick. Plans: Col-lege. Activities: Baseball, 4 yrs.; basketball, 4 yrs.; soccer,2 yrs. Other activities: Assist Sedgwick Elementary soc-cer; assist Little League baseball.

Allisan R. GrayDaughter of Scott Gray, Blue Hill. Plans: Norwich Uni-versity. Activities: Soccer; softball. Quotable goals: Lawschool.

Brandon W. GraySon of Kyle and Monica Gray, Penobscot. Plans: EasternMaine Community College, automotive technology.Quotable goals: To become a mechanic.

Jessica DyerDaughter of Heather Dyer and Roland Gray, Brooksville.Plans: University of Maine, psychology and childhooddevelopment. Activities: Tennis, 2 yrs.; swim team, 4 yrs.Other roles: Volunteered at Ellsworth YMCA preschool,4 yrs. Other activities: Down East YMCA swim team.Quotable goals: I want to work with children, and plan tobecome a clinical child psychologist or an early educationteacher.

Annelise C. FoxDaughter of Allen and Lynne Fox, Blue Hill. Plans: Eck-erd College, St. Petersburg, Fla. Activities: Cheering, 1yr.; AFS Australia, 1 yr.; tennis, 2 yrs. Other roles: Stu-dent Council. Quotable goals: After getting my BA I wantto find a stable job that lets me travel and make a differ-ence.

Hayden A. FreshSon of Cheryl Fresh, Surry. Plans: Embry-Riddle Aero-nautical University, space physics. Activities: Tennis, 1yr. Quotable goals: NASA.


Derek A. GraySon of Beth Gray, Blue Hill and Douglas Gray, Sedgwick.Plans: Work. Activities: Jazz band, 2 yrs.; jazz combo, 2yrs.; school band, 2 yrs.

Harry P. GrilloSon of Michael Grillo and Anne Hayes-Grillo, Penob-scot. Plans: Hampshire College, theatrical design andtechnology, computer sciences. Activities: Theatre,designer/technician, 4 yrs.; Planet Pan, 2 yrs.; film club,1/4 yr. Other activities: New Surry Theatre, designer/tech-nician; American Folk Festival; River City Cinema.

Viktoria V. GrindleDaughter of Mark and Julia Grindle, Blue Hill. Plans:Clark University. Activities: Track, 3 yrs.; Spanish club,math team, mock trial, Maine Community Heritage Pro-ject, community action club, peer tutoring. Other roles:National Honor Society. Other activities: Art awards atBlue Hill Fair. Notable achievements: AP Scholar Award;varsity letter, track. Quotable goals: To be happy in what-ever I decide to do.

Taylor F. HigginsDaughter of Heather Frost and Malcolm Higgins, Surry.Plans: Take a year off then join Coast Guard. Activities:Soccer, 3 yrs.; basketball, 2 yrs.; softball, 4 yrs. Quotablegoals: Join Coast Guard and then attend college in lateryears.

Trinh Tuyet HoangDaughter of Thao Thi Minh Nguyen and Thanh QuangHoang, Vietnam. Plans: New York Institute of Technolo-gy, NYC. Activities: Cheerleading; volunteer club; inter-national club. Other roles: Honor roll. Other activities:Volunteer at PMAL; volunteer at churches; volunteer inVietnam. Quotable goals: Become a successful person atbusiness.

Sha (Jasmine) HuangDaughter of Wang, Fei, China, Shenzhen and Yang,Zhenhua, China, Dongbei. Plans: College. Activities:Tennis, 2 yrs.; track, 1 yr.; swim team, 2 yrs. Other activ-ities: YMCA yoga. Quotable goals: Become a millionaire.

Alice J. HallDaughter of Elizabeth Hill and Jonathan Hall,Brooksville. Plans: University of Southern Maine. Activi-ties: tennis, 3 yrs.; drama, 2 yrs.; jazz band, 1 yr.; Spanishclub, 1 yr.; steel band, 1 yr. Notable achievements: varsi-ty letter, tennis. Quotable goals: I want to find somethingthat I love to do and make a successful career based on it.

Tierney Margaret HallyDaughter of Kathy and Brian Hally, Blue Hill. Plans:Roanoke College. Activities: Tennis, 4 yrs.; cross country,3 yrs.; community action club, 4 yrs.; Spanish club, 2 yrs.;Amnesty International, 1 yr.; prom committee, 1 yr, Otheractivities: volunteered at SPCA; volunteered at publiclibrary; Spanish immersion course in Malaga, Spain.Notable achievements: Eastern Maine tennis champions.Quotable goals: Get a college degree and travel the world.

Xin HeSon of Lijie Liu and Yuan He, Beijing, China. Plans:Michigan State University. Quotable goals: Build a museum.


Nicholas R. KaneSon of Dan and Amie Kane, Surry. Plans: University ofNew Hampshire, accounting. Activities: Baseball, 4 yrs.;soccer, 4 yrs.; basketball, 4 yrs. Other activities: AmericanLegion baseball. Notable achievements: 2010 PVC East-ern Maine Class C All-star team (soccer); 2010 PVC AllDefensive Team (basketball); 2011 PVC All DefensiveTeam (basketball). Quotable goals: Certified publicaccountant.

Katherine A. KeefeDaughter of Howard M. Keefe, Blue Hill. Plans: EasternMaine Community College. Activities: Soccer, 2 yrs.;softball, 2 yrs.; cheering, 4 yrs. Quotable goals: To pursuemy education to the fullest of my ability.

Daye KimDaughter of Jong Soo Kim and Sam Soon Kim, S. Korea.Plans: Western Michigan University, aviation. Activities:Swimming, 1 yr. Quotable goals: Leanring two more lan-guages (French and Japanese) and aviation in college.

Qiao (Sally) Li Daughter of Yashen Li and Lihang Wang, Daging Hei-longjiang. China. Plans: Worcester Polytechnic Institute.Activities: Track, 1 yr.; cross country, 1 yr.; math team, 1yr. Other roles: Student Council. Other activities: Volun-teering. Quotable goals: Graduate from college.

Jingyi LiuDaughter of Bangxin Liu and Weimin Zhang, Neijiang,Sichuan, China. Plans: University of Connecticut. Activi-ties: Tennis, 1 yr.; track, 1 yr.; steel band, 2 yrs.; mathteam, 1 yr. Other activities: Volunteering at SimmeringPot, 2 yrs. Quotable goals: Get a good job in business fieldand live happily every day.

Destiny E. LaCrosseDaughter of Linda and William Cousins, Blue Hill. Plans:Working and going to college. Quotable goals: Becominga welder and owning my own business.

Cameron C. LawsonSon of Lenny and Marilyn Lawson, Blue Hill. Plans: East-ern Maine Community College, construction. Activities:Soccer, 4 yrs.; basketball, 4 yrs.; baseball, 4 yrs. Otheractivities: Little League; Junior League; Senior League,American Legion baseball. Quotable goals: To become acontractor and to have my own business.

Jiamin (Rocky) Li Daughter of Huilin Li and Peizhen Zhu, Shanghai, China.Plans: Emerson College. Activities: Spanish club, 1/2 yr.;math team, 1 yr.; drama club, 1/2 yr. Other activities:Haystack Arts programs; volunteered in churches; PMAL,Parker Ridge. Quotable goals: Going for advertising mar-keting major in Emerson College.


Linglu MaDaughter of Hongda Ma and Xia Zhao, Ningbo, ZhejiangProvince, China. Plans: Purdue University. Activities:Cross country, 1 yr.; jazz combo, 1 yr.; swim team, 1 yr.Other activities: Teaching American Chinese kids Chi-nese; volunteer in church; PMAL; volunteer at library.Notable achievements: Our combo got first prize.Quotable goals: Being a matchmaker in China.

Jessica M. MacCannellGranddaughter of John and Carol MacCannell, Blue Hill.Plans: Maine Maritime Academy, international business andlogistics. Activities: Swim team, 3 yrs.; mock trial; studentambassador. Other activities: Down East Family Y swimteam; Bagaduce Chorale; Blue Hill Congregational Churchchoir; Blue Hill Congregational Church assistant youth groupleader. Notable achievements: Set school record for the 500-yard free style for swimming. Quotable goals: Graduatingfrom Maine Maritime Academy. Eventually opening my owncoffee shop/art gallery after I retire.

Storme MJ MacomberSon of Michael and Sue Macomber, Penobscot. Plans: Col-lege. Activities: Freshman basketball; j.v. soccer, 1 yr.; j.v.baseball, 1 yr.; varsity golf, 3 yrs.; varsity wrestling, 3 yrs.Other activities: Golf Club tournaments; assisting with coach-ing wrestling camps. Notable achievements: PVC AthleticAward, achieving all-conference in classic golf; wrestling:first Herman Holiday tournament; first Regionals (senior);qualified for states (senior); nominated “player of the week”WABI (sophomore); Castine Golf Club junior club champi-on. Quotable goals: Work hard, play harder.

Lily C. McFarlandDaughter of Joelle and Michael McFarland, East BlueHill. Plans: Travel to Hawaii to work on an organic farm,move to Brooklyn, N.Y. spring 2012, attend MarymountManhattan College fall 2012. Activities: Sailing, 3 yrs.;track, 2 yrs.; cross country, 2 yrs.; Haystack, 4 yrs.; swimteam, 3 yrs. Quotable goals: To be happy and healthy.

Anne E. PertDaughter of Christopher and Raelene Pert, Brooklin.Plans: Working, then going back to school for medicalassistant, Beal College. Activities: Basketball, 1 yr.;wrestling manager, 1 yr. Other activities: CNA course atthe Island Nursing Home. Notable achievements: Certi-fied Nursing Assistant. Quotable goals: Working atEMMC.

Bjorn A. PetersonSon of Jay Peterson, Sedgwick and Carrie Peterson, Brooklin.Plans: Middlebury College, joint major in molecular biologyand biochemistry, minor music/jazz studies. Activities: Jazzband and combo, 4 yrs.; chess club, 3 yrs.; math team, 4 yrs.;drama, 3 yrs. Other roles: Student Council, treasurer; Nation-al Honor Society, co-vice-president. Other activities: Per-forming and studio musician; freelance clothing designer.Notable achievements: Four time State MVP (on bass, guitar,violin); 2011 All-State jazz bassist; AP scholar; Berklee Col-lege of Music judge’s choice award.

Jessica N. MoodyDaughter of Laurel and William Moody, Surry. Plans:Husson University, nursing. Activities: Cheering, 4 yrs.;softball, 2 yrs. Notable achievements: Honor roll.Quotable goals: To graduate from college and become anR.N. at a local hospital.

Jamie D. MooreBrother of Rosa Moore, Orland. Plans: Eastern MaineCommunity College. Activities: Wrestling, 4 yrs.; track, 1yr.

Coral I. O’BrianDaughter of Catherine Lentz, Sedgwick and CameronO’Brian, South Blue Hill. Plans: American University,international relations. Activities: Varsity soccer, 3 yrs.;varsity track, 2 yrs.; tennis, 2 yrs.; jazz combo, 4 yrs.; the-atre, 1 yr.; Spanish club; civil rights team, 2 yrs.; commu-nity action club, 4 yrs.; student ambassador. Other roles:National Honor Society. Other activities: Languageimmersion course and community service trop to CostaRica. Quotable goals: Get a degree in international rela-tions, travel, work for an NGO.


Jared B. ReedSon of Michael and Lisa Reed, Penobscot. Plans: UMaineAugusta, architecture. Activities: JV baseball, 2 yrs.;junor league baseball, 2 yrs.; varsity baseball, 2 yrs.; sen-ior league baseball, 1 yr.; j.v. basketball, 2 yrs.; freshmanfootball. Other activities: Motocross racing, 3 yrs.

Jacob S. ReileySon of David and Susan Reiley, Brooklin. Plans: IthacaCollege. Activities: Cross country, 3 yrs.; indoor track, 1yr.; outdoor track, 3 yrs.; jazz combo, 2 yrs.; chambermusic, 1 yr.; Planet Pan, 1 yr. Other activities: Cello, Plan-et Pan.

Torey E. SlavenSon of Kim and Ralph Slaven, Blue Hill. Plans: EasternMaine Community College.

Jennifer M. SnowDaughter of Faith and Bill Snow, Blue Hill. Plans: HussonUniversity, hospitality management. Activities: JV soft-ball, 2 yrs.; civil rights team, 1 yr.; community actionclub, 2 yrs. Other roles: National Honor Society. Otheractivities: Church, youth group; Relay for Life. Quotablegoals: To own my own event planning business.

Bryan D. RickardSon of Son of Bridget and Corey Rickard, Orland. Plans:Husson University, criminal justice. Activities: Baseball,1 yr.; soccer, 2 yrs. Other roles: Civil Rights team, 1 yr.Other activities: Karate, 10 yrs.; volunteering at hospital;part-time job at TradeWinds. Quotable goals: Becomesuccessful in my career, get married and have kids, live ahappy, long life.

Christopher P. SaloisSon of Maribeth and Robert Salois, Surry. Plans: St.Michael’s, Vt. Activities: JV soccer, 2 yrs.; JV tennis, 1yr.; math team, 3 yrs.; outing club, 3 yrs. Other activities:Skiing; after school volunteering; working at PMAL.Quotable goals: Invent or discover something new.

Emmett W. M. ScottSon of Michael Scott and Maria Matthews, Blue Hill.Plans: Ithaca College School of Music, jazz studies.Activities: Track, 2 yrs.; jazz band, 3 yrs. Notableachievements: MVP award at state jazzfest.

Thanapat PhattharabooraphaSon of Siriwat and Supraporn Phattharaboorapha, Thai-land. Plans: Boston University, business. Other roles:National Honor Society. Other activities: Sailing; crosscountry.


Henry K. SullivanSon of Paul Sullivan and Jillson Knowles, Brooklin.Plans: “Living-in” at Prince George’s County Fire Depart-ment Company I, Hyattsville, Md., studying fire scienceat Montgomery College. Activities: Soccer, 2 yrs. Otheractivities: Firefighter EMT at Brooklin Volunteer FireDepartment. Notable achievements: Eagle Scout.Quotable goals: Be a fireman.

Keira J. TachibanaDaughter of Julie Greenberg, Blue Hill and Jay Tachibana,Kennebunk. Plans: University of Vermont, English. Activi-ties: Theatre, 4 yrs.; jazz band, 3 yrs.; jazz combo, 2 yrs.;track; tennis; softball; math team; model UN; Haystack. Otherroles: National Honor Society; Student Council. Other activi-ties: New Surry Theatre; volunteering for Amnesty Interna-tional. Notable achievements: Recipient of All Festival CastAward, 2 yrs.; National Merit Scholarship Commended Stu-dent. Quotable goals: To become an English professor andcontinue singing and acting throughout my entire life.

Ruby McKenna TreyballDaughter of Charlie Treyball, Sedgwick and Karen Grover,Penobscot. Plans: Eckerd College. Activities: Soccer, 2 yrs.;tennis, 3 yrs.; cross country, 2 yrs.; track, 1 yr.; cheering, 1 yr.;community action, 4 yrs.; student ambassador, 2 yrs.; drama,2 yrs.; outing club, 2 yrs.; Haystack, 3 yrs. Other roles: Cre-ator of Animal Rights Activity group. Other activities: Vol-unteer at MERI, read to children on Mondays. Quotablegoals: I would like to receive my master’s in environmentalsciences. I also want to travel somewhere new to help pre-serve marine animal diversity.

Rachel-Olivia WhiteDaughter of Sharon Rideout, Sedgwick and ClaudeWhite, Searsport. Plans: Beal College and getting marriedto Jesse Peaslee. Activities: Weight lifting, 3 yrs. Otheractivities: Yoga. Quotable goals: Become a police officer.

Emily W. WoodDaughter of Katy Wood, Blue Hill and Jed Wood,Ellsworth. Plans: Stetson University, Deland, Fla.Quotable goals: To obtain a degree and find a career thatis successful and satisfying.

Sabrina Avra VivianDaughter of Brian and Brenda Remillard, Blue Hill and RobertVivian, Putney, Vt. Plans: University of Maine, Orono, envi-ronmental science or engineering. Activities: Softball, 4 yrs.;cheering, 4 yrs.; math team, 2 yrs.; class night committee; promcommittee; senior class gift committee. Other roles: StudentCouncil; National Honor Society. Other activities: Local job;tumbling classes; Grindle softball tournament. Notable achieve-ments: Four year honor roll; Society of Women EngineeringCertificate of Achievement. Quotable goals: Graduate collegewith honors, go to grad school, and become a sports coach.

Lucy Margaret WanningDaughter of Christine and Frank Wanning, Blue Hill.Plans: University of Maine, Orono, nursing. Activities:Cross country, 1 yr.; tennis, 4 yrs.; civil rights, 1 yr.; com-munity action club, 1 yr.; prom committee, 1 yr. Otheractivities: Volunteering at BHMH. Quotable goals: Getmy nursing degree and go on to become a nurse practi-tioner, start a family.

Logan S. WatsonSon of Scott Watson, Surry and Julie Watson, Corinth.Plans: College. Activities: Soccer, 2 yrs.; baseball, 2 yrs.

Logan K. SperanzaSon of Kristen and Daniel Speranza, Hancock. Plans:Church mission. Activities: Track, 2 yrs.; band, 2 yrs.Other activities: Martial arts. Quotable goals: Culinaryschool and marital arts instructor.

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Colby Verge HoughtonSon of Kara Janes of Castine and Matthew FaragherHoughton of Monroe.I’m going to take a year off before I go to college. Dur-ing this time I will work for Northeast Turf, Hue Inc.installing synthetic turf fields with my uncle Luke,supervisor of the crew. Afterwards I will attend Berk-shire Community College in Pittsfield, Mass., and theCollege Internship Program in Lee, Mass., to study hos-pitality management. I enjoy origami, playing golf,telling jokes, volunteering.

Vita Rose PooleDaughter of Anne and Robert Poole of Brooksville.After my first big traveling experience in Central Amer-ica I’ve caught the explorer bug. I plan to work a tonthis summer in order to fund another trip to Trinidadand Tobago. After that I plan to go to art school. Mymain goal this year after finishing up my necessarycredits was to enrich my portfolio for art school, so I’vebeen drawing and painting in school as of late.If you don’t know where you are going, any road willget you there. —Lewis CarrollMay those who love us,Love us.And those who do not love us,May God turn their hearts.And if He cannot turn their hearts,May He turn their ankles,That we may know them by their limping.—Irish Blessing

Finnian PeraltaSon of Kim Peralta of Blue Hill and Maurice Peralta ofHaledon, N.J.I am not exactly sure what the future holds in store forme, but I am sure that it will be fun, be it geology, amusic degree, psychology, or anthropology—whoknows, maybe I’ll live in a cave for a while—or a tree.Anyway, I’m just glad to be graduating and I can’t waitto see what’s next. I have only recently become a Main-er, having moved here in September of 2010 to attendthe Blue Hill Harbor School, which is an absolutelymagnificent place of learning where each student has acurriculum that is tailor-made to fit him/her like a glove.During my short stay here I have had the greatest timein my entire school career. I have participated in quite afew projects, from drawing to music to dissecting a har-bor seal at MERI.

Lucas Aaron RandallSon of Melissa and Stephen Randall of Blue Hill.In August I plan on going to Central Maine Master’s Com-mission, a discipleship college in Waterville. The BlueHill Harbor School is a great school. I woke up in themorning and wanted to go to school. I made a lot of friendsand they feel like family to me. All the teachers are nice,like Ron Stanko and Andrew Dillon. They always helpwhen they can. I was homeschooled before I came to theHarbor School. The transition was easy for me.

Blue Hill Harbor School

Graduation Saturday, June 11,

at 1 p.m. at the school, 8 Mill Street


Emily J. LowellDaughter of Megan and HomerLowell, Penobscot. Plans:Bowdoin College. Activities:Soccer, 4 yrs., captain, sr. yr.;basketball, 4 yrs.; softball, 4yrs.; student ambassador, 3 yrs.Other roles: National HonorSociety. Notable achieve-ments: Phi Beta Kappa BookAward; PVC student athlete;AP scholar with honor.

Passage D. CramptonDaughter of Virginia Mannaand Richard Crampton, Orland.Plans: Lewis and Clark Col-lege, Portland, Ore. Activities:National Honor Society; peertutoring; jazz combo; HaystackStudio-based Learning. Otheractivities: Trip to Ecuador withthe Hancock County MedicalMission. Work at CleoniceMediterranean Bistro,Ellsworth. Quotable goals: Toattend college and graduateschool.

Samuel T. EleySon of Meredith and DonaldEley, Blue Hill. Plans: BowdoinCollege. Activities: Baseball, 3yrs.; track, 1 yr.; jazz band, 4yrs.; jazz combo, 4 yrs.; modelUN, 2 yrs.; Peer tutoring, 2 yrs.;community action group. Otheractivities: National Honor Soci-ety, co-president; varsity soccercaptain. Notable achievements:National Merit CommendedStudent; Williams College BookAward; Maine Principal’s Asso-ciation Award; All State JazzFestival, 2 yrs. Quotable goals:Study medicine and fight dis-ease in West Africa.

Minyoung JungDaughter of Moon Sung Jungand NamHee Kim, Busan,Korea. Plans: Chinese Universi-ty of Hong Kong. Activities:Planet Pan, 1 yr.; InternationalClub, 2 yrs., president; mathteam, 3 yrs.; Korean class, 1 yr.Other roles: National HonorSociety, 2 yrs., public relationsofficer. Other activities: SmallChange Teens Theatre, 2 yrs.Notable achievements: MaineState Math Meet, 7th place in2010; Maine State Math Meet,4th place in 2011. Quotablegoals: Business woman.

Class NightSaturday, June 11, 7 p.m., GSA gym

GraduationSunday, June 12, 1 p.m., GSA front lawn

(weather permitting)

HONOR PARTS

Valedictorian Salutatorian

First Honor Essayist Second Honor Essayist

MarshalMadison Sawyer

Student Council MembersAbigail Bowden, Mindy Carter, Tom Crowe,

Qiao (Sally) Li, Keira Tachibana, Sabrina Vivian

Flower Sunflower

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